Gifts from the earth
Thursday April 5, 2018 If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time at all, you know how special I feel this place is. I felt it the first time I saw it in 2003 and I feel it … Continued
Problem solving
Wednesday April 4, 2018 One of the things about farming that I love is how often it requires problem solving. And I love that I can share these things with my grandson. When it was time to feed the alpacas on … Continued
Tuesday April 3, 2018
Tuesday April 3, 2018 It’s 8 degrees in Woodland this morning! There was some talk of shearing early in April, and I didn’t think it was a good idea. It was mornings like this that helped me make that decision. … Continued
Monday April 2, 2018
Monday April 2, 2018 The beautiful weather we enjoyed for Easter Sunday will be followed by rain snow today and a low tonight of 14 degrees. I’m so glad the alpacas still have their winter coats on. I was hoping to … Continued
Happy Easter Fools?
Sunday April 1, 2018 Happy Easter! Or April fool’s day? Beware of bunnies playing pranks today I’d say. 🐰 The kids are coming today for our traditional egg hunt and it will be good to relax and enjoy some family … Continued
Full Blue Moon!
Saturday March 31, 2018 It’s a Blue Moon tonight! We got home from dinner last night just in time to see the trees holding on to the moon and it inspired my “photo of the day”. There is so much … Continued
What’s in Yaya’s Yarn Barn?
Friday March 30, 2018 It will be warm enough today for me to spend some time reorganizing Yaya’s Yarn Barn. I have about 150 new bars of soap that need to be moved out there along with all my new knitted … Continued
Thursday March 29, 2018
Thursday March 29, 2018 I attended a local business association meeting yesterday. They kept emphasizing one point: that as we grow we must preserve what we already have in this beautiful little valley. I could not agree more! I fell in … Continued
Bogart, where are you???
Wednesday March 28. 2018 The routine is always the same. When I come out with the bowls of dog food, Bogart tries to trip me by wrapping himself around my ankles in anticipation of his meal. We’ve worked through this … Continued
Having a bad day?
Tuesday March 27, 2018 It’s very rare that I can say I had a bad day but holy cow, everything I did yesterday seemed to be cursed. I fought with the alpaca registration web site for hours, I ruined 3 hats … Continued
Monday March 26, 2018
Monday March 26, 2018 It snowed again overnight so we’re all white again. ❄ One of these days I’ll be able to clean up in the barn and pastures again but it won’t be today. The path to the composting area is … Continued
Outside alpaca cam?
Sunday March 25, 2018 Have you noticed that we haven’t had the outside cam on in a while? It’s been an ongoing headache for me and I’ve tried just about everything I can think of to remedy the poor quality … Continued
In praise of barn cats
Saturday March 24, 2018 We’re getting down to the last of the bales of hay we purchased in 2017. The best part is there is no mouse damage. I mean zero! When we only had our “ancient” barn cats, Thelma … Continued
Friday March 23, 2018
Friday March 23, 2018 A bit of a late update this morning. I forgot about packing a lunch for the kiddo, etc and needed to get him to school on time. Belle just adores this kid, and was so happy … Continued